Alrighty, then. I thank everyone for their imput on the poll. As per the results, I will make it story-type. I will have the introduction and the rules posted on Monday (I think).
All right, the long-awaited day has come:
King Adjudica sat on his throne, wearied from the duties of King. Close behind him on the side stood Bramanov, his most trusted advisor and closest friend. Various dignitaries, squires, and commoners loitered around the edge of the massive circular throne room. They always spoke in whispers about the columns that lined the inner section of the room. None of them ever crossed that barrier. They always hung back and made sure to stay away from the columns. Any person that crossed that line was dead soon, either from a direct order from the King, or from something that the King sent the person on. One man that had stepped forward had not been heard from in seventeen years. No one spoke of this aloud, though. Anyone caught speaking such words disappeared, too.
Adjudica looked around the room at the people and almost fell asleep. The massive oaken doors at the far end of the hall woke him. They creaked open, something that had not happened in over three years. The King sat up, awake again. All noise and movement in the entire hall ceased. All eyes were either on the King or on the two figures that entered through the door. One was a man in a very dirty robe. He leaned down far and walked slowly. The other was a man with golden hair that cascaded down his shoulders. He stood tall, far taller than any other in the entire Hall. The doors swung shut behind them, no longer creaking. The doors shut with a resounding thud that seemed to slap everyone in the face. The man cast off his dirty robe to reveal a stark black robe, something forbidden by the King. A collective gasp echoed through the room from the commoners.
Adjudica slammed down his goblet in anger. Red wine spilled all over the front of Bramanov's tunic. Bramanov did not move as the King erupted to his feet in outrage.
"What is a member of your order doing here?!" He screamed out at the man. The man pulled a staff from the depths of his robe and took a step across the column line. The commoners surged forward to watch, extremely careful not to cross that line. Both men strode forward to the middle of the room, presenting themselves in front of the King.
"I bring word from thy son, Prince and Lord Constance: 'We of the Castle of Constantious [pronounced con-stan-shus] hereby request the immediate assistance of Lord and High King Adjudica. Our lands are being overrun with unknown vermin and pests of all orders. If immediate help is not brought by thee, Lord and King Adjudica, then I fear that this will be our last correspondence. Please send a force worthy of thee.'" The man said in a deep baritone voice. "'To show that we truly need help, I have sent along with Trekvid, a member of the Black Order, an elf by the name of Felvil [pronounced fell-veel]. He is a representative of the elves in the area. He may give you his full account of what has happened.' Thus saith Constance, my Lord King." Trekvid knelt, showing his allegiance to the King.
"Are there any number among you that wish to come to the aid of Constance, Lord and Prince to the Throne of Adjudica?" Felvil turned to the commoners. He motioned for any willing to step forward.
RULES
Create a character profile.
Just basic stuff. All start as human commoners. Specialisation comes later, once your characters have enough experience to get unique ability choices and the lot. I need name, and make it cool, gender, age, current profession (if you want to be more specific then 'commoner,' be my guest), etc.
Introduce Your Character.
Have them step forward. Do a little line or two of verbal introduction.
Follow All Posts Made By Me.
I am the Game Creater and the Storyteller. Do as I say or Storytell. Doing otherwise will get you reported to the RP Mods. You will get plenty of warnings beforehand, don't worry.
Fighting Mode.
This RP will by no means be centered around fighting, but fighting will be a MAJOR component. When fighting, take your characters name, use an attack (everyone starts with punch, but more will come in time) that is directed at some object. That is all you need to do. Stats and such will be announced when they become useable. Special attacks, character specific abilities and such will all come after your character gains experience. Only make one action per person between ST (my) posts to ensure less confusion. No godmoding, controlling other characters, predicting action outcomes are tolerated. Differences in character power and specialty will come when different people allocate experience in different manners.
Non-Fighting Mode.
I plan for there to be a lot of dialogue and such in this RP. In non-fighting mode, several people can do actions/speak/whatever without waiting for the NPCs/ST to do something (me). Interaction between characters is allowed and encouraged. No godmoding, controlling other's characters, or such are allowed. Body form is something that can be altered eventually.
No breaking character
If you have a question or comment, please PM me or the person with which you feel the need to talk to out of character. Please to not make the thread messy with comments in parentheses or small font, etc.
Any other rules will be brought up as needed. Any questions should be PM'd directly to me, since this will now be an RP only thread. No more discussion will be allowed. Thank you all for joining and playing. Any people interested are willing to jump in at this point or at some later point that I point out when it comes up. I will be the NPCs and Storyteller, so this means that I will direct the general direction of the story and the fights. Everything else can totally swing depending on the participants.
LilEdit: Please do not triple post. Ever.
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